Microbiotic soil crusts in the Sahel of Western Niger and their influence on soil porosity and water dynamics

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The potential roles of biological soil crusts in dryland hydrologic cycles

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Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +17

Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management

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Soil and water components of banded vegetation patterns

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Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Hydrology +14

Morphology, genesis and classification of surface crusts in loamy and sandy soils

Christian Valentin, L. M. Bresson · Geoderma · 1992 · 420 citations

Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +14